Hayley Gallery presents Blacklick Metal Artist Steven Bush for the exhibit Then, Now and Moving Forward. Opening reception is Oct. 10 from 7-9:30 p.m. with live music, wine, champagne and desserts. Visit www.hayleygallery.com.  

In October, A Muse Gallery, 996 W. Third Ave. hosts "Artists New to the Gallery" featuring works by Mel Rae, Ellen Cocose, Tom Matucci, Monika Steiner, Ernesto Sanchez, Christina Hall-Strauss, Shelly Laffal, Dawn Adams & Dale Steffy and Kate Birch. Opening reception is Oct. 10, 6-9 p.m. Visit www.amusegallery.com.

Mac Worthington and other gallery artists will feature the exhibition Comic Strip from Oct. 1-31. Opening is Oct. 4, from 11a.m.-10.p.m. An artist reception will be held Oct. 18 from 6-9 p.m. Visit www.macworthington.com.

Studios on High Gallery, 686 N. High Street, will host oil painter Marcia Snedecor and ceramic artist Denise Romecki from Oct. 1-31.

Snedecor will show new paintings inspired by nature, mythology and archetypal imagery executed in her ethereal style. Romecki will present her nature inspired ceramic sculptures of earth, water and wildlife with a mythical twist.

The Marysville Library will feature the work of Worthington artist Bill Westerman through October, beginning Oct. 4 with a video presentation of his time spent in Japan.

The OSU Urban Arts Space in the historic Lazarus building in downtown Columbus presents Sid Chafetz: Engaging the World through Saturday, Oct 25.

Sid Chafetz, professor emeritus, has commented on his world —from local and national political issues to timeless aspects of the human condition — throughout his artistic career. A survivor of the Battle of the Bulge in World War II, a two-time Fulbright Scholar, world traveler and internationally exhibited artist, Chafetz is one of the living treasures of Columbus. The exhibition is co-curated by Ann Bremner and Prudence Gill. An opening reception is scheduled at the OSU Urban Arts Space on Friday, Sept. 26, 5-7 p.m.

The Sid Chafetz exhibition is presented in tandem with two other exhibitions this fall at the OSU Urban Arts Space - the 2008 Department of Art Faculty Exhibition, Oct. 21- Jan. 10, and Alan Crockett: Mark Making, Nov. 7-Jan. 24.

All three exhibitions are in collaboration with Objects of Wonder from the Ohio State University, on view at the Columbus Museum of Art Sept. 26 – Jan. 11. This exhibition features items and artifacts from the artistic to the scientific, culled from the archives and collections housed at the university. For more details on this exhibition, go to the Columbus Museum of Art website, columbusmuseum.com.

For more information, Call 614-292-8861 or visit www.uas.osu.edu

Fresh A.I.R. Gallery will host Accessible Expressions Ohio from Sept. 15-26. Opening reception is Sept. 15, from 5:30-7 p.m. Fresh A.I.R. Gallery is located at 131 N. High St.,

For more than 10 years, Accessible Expressions Ohio has been the only known statewide, adjudicated art exhibition and tour for persons with disabilities, featuring stops in Columbus, Dayton, Sandusky, Xenia and more. The work of over 80 Ohio artists with disabilities was on display at the opening ceremony March 8, hosted by the Toledo Botanical Garden. Currently, smaller portions of the exhibition are touring the state.

For more information, call 614-225-0980 or visit www.southeastinc.com/fresh_air.php.


The work of Curtis Goldstein and Michael Sherman will be shown at Art Access Gallery, 540 S. Drexel Ave., Bexley, from Sept. 5-Oct. 5.

Mac Worthington's The Ground, The Wall, The Table exhibit will be held from Sept. 1-30. Opening is Sept. 6 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Open houes and artist's reception Sept. 20 from 6-9 p.m.

Visit www.macworthington.com.

An artist's reception will be held Sept. 5 from 5-8 p.m. Visit www.artaccessgallery.com.

The Terra Gallery will host its Salon Show 2008 from Sept. 6 through Oct. 31. A Meet the Artist Reception will be held Sept. 6 from 6-8 p.m. The show will feature more than 100 works representing a variety of media and styles.

From Sept.1-30, Studios on High Gallery, 686 N. High St., will host Drawing a Fine Line, featuring two local, Columbus artists who specialize in drawings - Sandy Reddig, pastels and Rhonda Bartoe Tucker, colored pencils. An artist’s reception will be held, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008 from 6 to 8 p.m. 

Terra Gallery is featuring Dayton artist Susanne Scherette King through August. King’s work consists of abstract acrylic paintings using a layering technique of mild tones to bright and vibrant strokes of color. The show will be running through Sept. 4. Visit Terra Gallery located at 8 East Poplar Ave. Call 614-228-4188 for more information.

The Fresh A.I.R. Gallery will present Winds of Change, paintings by Steven Riggs, from July 30 through Aug. 29.

Riggs is a professional artist who uses old world techniques to create works of beauty, mystery and spiritual significance in Oil, Graphite and Mixed Media. He was born in Detroit, Mich. in 1962.

He studied the art of the Renaissance Masters throughout his youth and began painting at an early age. Riggs is known for his portrait work which captures the personality and essence of the subject. 

Riggs' work is a part of many private and corporate collections throughout the United States, Canada, Spain, the UK and China.  He has taught art and design at The Decorative Arts Center of Ohio, the Groveport Cultural Arts Center and at the Civilizations Gallery in Columbus. 

For more information, visit www.southeastinc.com/fresh_air.php.

Terra Gallery will feature artist Susanne Scherette King during the month of August. King’s work consists of abstract acrylic paintings using a layering technique of mild tones to bright and vibrant strokes of color.

Her work will be on display through Sept. 4. Terra Gallery is located at 8 E. Poplar Ave. For more information, call 614-228-4188.

The Westcott House Foundation presents Michael Scott Rozell’s Overlay glass art exhibition from now through Oct. 5 at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Westcott House,
1340 E. High St., Springfield.

Michael Scott Rozell is a contemporary glass artist from Columbus whose art combines the admiration for traditional Italian and Swedish glass techniques with a modern American design sensibility. Designers such as Frank Lloyd Wright, George Nelson, Harry Bertoia and Charles Eames provide a source of inspiration for Rozell’s beautiful pieces, recognizable for their clean lines, soothing yet vibrant colors and simplicity of form.

For more information, visit www.westcotthouse.org or www.rozellglass.com .

Mac Worthington's  Tensions Exploded - an exhibition of powerful sculpture and works by select gallery artists - will be held Aug. 1-31. Opening is Aug. 2, from 11a.m. to 10 p.m. Artist reception and open house is Aug. 16 from 6-9 p.m. For more information, call 614-294-7790

High Road Gallery, located in the Historic Register Buttles/Brown house at 12 E. Stafford Ave in Worthington, welcomes a large and diverse exhibit by more than 50 artists in August from all over Ohio called THE WORLD AS IT IS: “GETTING REAL AT HIGH ROAD.

 
Also showing are several 3D artists including Marilyn Reeves and Margaret Eriksen with ceramic sculpture, and Denise Novak with glass jewelry.

The Artist in Residence, Suzanne Gallagher, will be present to meet the public and do watercolor portraits during the opening.

The show runs from July 30 to Aug. 30. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Friday 12-4 p.m. and Saturday 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit www.highroadgallery.org for more information.

Ways of Knowing Water will be on display through Aug. 30 at the Ohio State University Urban Arts Space. The exhibit includes a series of artists discussions and events, including a Ways of Knowing Water Artists' Talk Aug. 7 from 5:30-7 p.m. On Aug. 14, a dialogue, "Get with the Flow ... Find Out How" will be held from 5:30-7 p.m.; Screen Works' Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy Working With Time will be shown Aug. 21 at 5:30 p.m.; and on Aug. 28 from 4-6 p.m., a dialogue on "When Art Builds Bridges: Art, Environment and Community" will be held.

Making visible the place of water in Central Ohio, Ways of Knowing Water evokes the
presence and power of water and includes works by George C. Anderson, David
Bamber, Alan Crockett Jr., Guy Michael Davis, Nicole Gibbs, Elizabeth Gerdeman, Adam
Kaser, Adon Newman, Stephen Pentak, Ian Ruffino, Sky Shineman and Todd Slaughter.

The Urban Arts Space is located at 50 W. Town St. For information, call 614-292-8861.


The Kathryn Gallery will feature Colorado artist Carol Redmond through August. Visit http://www.kathryngallery.com..

A Muse Gallery will hold its annual summer group show through July and August, titled Director’s Choice – The Best of A Muse Gallery. The gallery celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Visit www.amusegallery.com.

Beginning July 31, Midwestern Visions of Impressionism: 1890-1930 will be exhibited at the Riffe Gallery. The display focuses on the work of 33 artists born/raised in the Midwest between those dates. Visit www.oac.state.oh.us/riffe.

In July, the work of Daniel Elson and Emma Overman will be featured at the Rivet Gallery. The Art of Sheetghosts exhibition will be held throughout August. Visit www.rivetart.com.


Material Matters: Quiltmaking in the 21st Century, will be on display at the Columbus Museum of Art through Aug. 31, including works by 39 international contemporary quiltmakers. http://www.columbusmuseum.org


The Hawk Galleries will host the work of Lino Tagliapietra in ho scritto una lettera con il vetro ( I wrote a letter with glass), through Aug. 31. Visit www.hawkgalleries.com.

Through August, Hammond Harkins Galleries will present Fresh Art for 2008, a large, colorful show featuring large-scale works by Aminah Robinson, new landscapes by Laurent Vialet, sculptures by Tim Brown and new paintings and sculptures by gallery artists including Geer Morton, Paul Hamilton, Martina Nikova, Denny Griffith and more. Visit www.hammondharkins.com. 

In August, the Mahan Gallery will host Pre-Fab and Fortified, featuring the hyper-realistic images of wildlife juxtaposed with images of space and the exploration of time, with artists Rollin Beamish and Andrew Schell. Visit www.mahangallery.com.

The Ohio State University Faculty Club hosts Georgia Tangi’s Memory & Narrative through Aug. 22. Visit www.ohio-statefacultyclub.com.